On his thirteenth solo album Chuck Prophet once away sways between rootsy rock tunes and soulful ballads.

Colt 45 is a relatively young band out of the UK who released two EPs before signing a deal with Visible Noise.

The guys in Single Mothers are no happy campers… they have a lot of pent up aggression and chose “Negative Qualities” as a means to unburden themselves. And for that I’d like to thank them.

It sure took Johnny Marr long enough to release his first solo album but he seems to be on a roll now. Barely a year after “The Messenger”, he’s back at it already with “Playland”.

You might know Ayad Al Adhamy as the guy playing keyboards in Passion Pit. Don’t like Passion Pit? That’s okay… neither do I.

One of the best songs off of Self Defense Family’s album “Try Me” earlier this year was “Mistress Appears At Funeral” with guest vocals by Caroline Corrigan.

These Brats changed neighborhoods after being forced to move from the Bay Area to LA when the yuppies took over.

On their new album “The Negatives”, Cruel Hand have taken their sound and expanded on it. Don’t fret though, they’re still first and foremost a hardcore band.

Superheaven, or the band formerly known as Daylight, recently re-released 2013’s “Jar” through Side One Dummy in Europe and Run For Cover Records in the US.